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[mwcane31]

Great thread! Thanks [MENTION=8076]apfenny3[/MENTION]


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[poppy123]

Thanks for your time and service. You made and old man feel good about my time again.

 

[rsa coral gables]

What's your degree in?

Political science with a business management minor. I originally was planning on law school and to either be a lawyer or do something in politics but recently decided I want to try being a sports agent

both drew and his brother are lawyers. in fact, many sports agents are lawyers. it is one of the best ways to gain competency and a foundation for the profession.

i strongly suggest it.

I've gone back and forth on it and realize the benefits of it. My thought process has been to get a 1 year masters in either Sports Management, Political Science, and some schools have 1 year Master's of Law. The reason for this is so I can get certified earlier and be able to try to sign the guys that I still know. Back in the day you could get certified without having a post grad degree, but now you cant take the certification test until you complete a post grad. I've thought that I could try night law school or some type of part time while I'm working if I think I'll need the extra skills.

I'm an attorney. Unless you want to practice law, do not go to law school. You'll be able to navigate your way through a sports service contract after a little practice, and most of the time, there will be a full-time attorney around to dot the i's and cross the t's anyway. You don't need a law degree, unless you're using it for credibility or to get your foot in the door. I suggest using those three years you'd be trapped in a library to get real life experience in the field you want to pursue.

some valid points, but consider the following. these are among the top sports agents in the US. Scott Boras, Tom Condon, Seth Levinson, Drew Rosenhaus, Jeff Schwartz, Greg Genske. all of them are lawyers. that is not a coincidence.

i too am a lawyer it is foolish to think that going to law school is only for those interested in being a full time lawyer. that makes no sense. the business world is scattered with CEOs who trained as a lawyer.

 

[omaha]

I would agree about Law school. If your young and do not have a family get your Masters or a Law degree now. You have 60 years to get life experience. I would consider staying in South Florida though if you know the players and the landscape. If 1 out of the next 50 sign with him and make it he is in the club. Like college recruiting though I am sure all the big agency guys send their best down their. Get Drew's scraps for a while and then hit it big later. But you got to get that Law degree now.

 

[Cane Dynasty]

Political science with a business management minor. I originally was planning on law school and to either be a lawyer or do something in politics but recently decided I want to try being a sports agent

both drew and his brother are lawyers. in fact, many sports agents are lawyers. it is one of the best ways to gain competency and a foundation for the profession.

i strongly suggest it.

I've gone back and forth on it and realize the benefits of it. My thought process has been to get a 1 year masters in either Sports Management, Political Science, and some schools have 1 year Master's of Law. The reason for this is so I can get certified earlier and be able to try to sign the guys that I still know. Back in the day you could get certified without having a post grad degree, but now you cant take the certification test until you complete a post grad. I've thought that I could try night law school or some type of part time while I'm working if I think I'll need the extra skills.

I'm an attorney. Unless you want to practice law, do not go to law school. You'll be able to navigate your way through a sports service contract after a little practice, and most of the time, there will be a full-time attorney around to dot the i's and cross the t's anyway. You don't need a law degree, unless you're using it for credibility or to get your foot in the door. I suggest using those three years you'd be trapped in a library to get real life experience in the field you want to pursue.

some valid points, but consider the following. these are among the top sports agents in the US. Scott Boras, Tom Condon, Seth Levinson, Drew Rosenhaus, Jeff Schwartz, Greg Genske. all of them are lawyers. that is not a coincidence.

i too am a lawyer it is foolish to think that going to law school is only for those interested in being a full time lawyer. that makes no sense. the business world is scattered with CEOs who trained as a lawyer.

I would agree about Law school. If your young and do not have a family get your Masters or a Law degree now. You have 60 years to get life experience. I would consider staying in South Florida though if you know the players and the landscape. If 1 out of the next 50 sign with him and make it he is in the club. Like college recruiting though I am sure all the big agency guys send their best down their. Get Drew's scraps for a while and then hit it big later. But you got to get that Law degree now.

Does all of this need to be litigated in this thread?

 

[Jedi Master Cane]

The only question I have, have had, and will continue to have.....

Have there been ANY internal discussions regarding the possibility of bringing in a dedicated OC? It would lessen the load on Richt and free him up to do more of the macro level thing, which I honestly feel would make him an even better coach.

The play calling last season was absolutely horrible at times. Please tell me he recognizes this. He's not playing to his strengths by taking on the additional burdern of calling plays. I also think has shown a great eye for coaching talent (Coach K, Diaz are great examples) so I'm sure he'd make a great OC hire, if he ever decided to let it go.

 

[KWCOWBOYFAN]

How is Patchan's rehab coming along?

 

[prinmemo]

The only question I have, have had, and will continue to have.....

Have there been ANY internal discussions regarding the possibility of bringing in a dedicated OC? It would lessen the load on Richt and free him up to do more of the macro level thing, which I honestly feel would make him an even better coach.

The play calling last season was absolutely horrible at times. Please tell me he recognizes this. He's not playing to his strengths by taking on the additional burdern of calling plays. I also think has shown a great eye for coaching talent (Coach K, Diaz are great examples) so I'm sure he'd make a great OC hire, if he ever decided to let it go.

He already said rust was a big issue. He also said we could drop 30+ points on anyone at the end of the season. I agree.

 

[UMFarArcher]

The only question I have, have had, and will continue to have.....

Have there been ANY internal discussions regarding the possibility of bringing in a dedicated OC? It would lessen the load on Richt and free him up to do more of the macro level thing, which I honestly feel would make him an even better coach.

The play calling last season was absolutely horrible at times. Please tell me he recognizes this. He's not playing to his strengths by taking on the additional burdern of calling plays. I also think has shown a great eye for coaching talent (Coach K, Diaz are great examples) so I'm sure he'd make a great OC hire, if he ever decided to let it go.

He already said rust was a big issue. He also said we could drop 30+ points on anyone at the end of the season. I agree.

Rust?

This isn't a railroad track.

 

[apfenny3]

What was the real story with Yearby? Some dudes on here said he was a cancer.

He's a very quiet guy but a hard worker. I never had a problem with him and wasn't aware if any other teammates did. I don't know why his carries went down or if he and any coaches had spats but he always came ready for practice.

 

[apfenny3]

What's your degree in?

Political science with a business management minor. I originally was planning on law school and to either be a lawyer or do something in politics but recently decided I want to try being a sports agent

both drew and his brother are lawyers. in fact, many sports agents are lawyers. it is one of the best ways to gain competency and a foundation for the profession.

i strongly suggest it.

I've gone back and forth on it and realize the benefits of it. My thought process has been to get a 1 year masters in either Sports Management, Political Science, and some schools have 1 year Master's of Law. The reason for this is so I can get certified earlier and be able to try to sign the guys that I still know. Back in the day you could get certified without having a post grad degree, but now you cant take the certification test until you complete a post grad. I've thought that I could try night law school or some type of part time while I'm working if I think I'll need the extra skills.

I'm an attorney. Unless you want to practice law, do not go to law school. You'll be able to navigate your way through a sports service contract after a little practice, and most of the time, there will be a full-time attorney around to dot the i's and cross the t's anyway. You don't need a law degree, unless you're using it for credibility or to get your foot in the door. I suggest using those three years you'd be trapped in a library to get real life experience in the field you want to pursue.

Thank you for the advice I appreciate it. I'm taking some business law classes right now as electives to learn more about contracts but I agree, I think law school wouldn't be necessary.

 

[apfenny3]

Whos the most feared player on the team...as far as that guy would probably kick the most *** in a bar fight

Gotta be Pinckney

hard to go against that

Surprised not a lineman. I would have thought Willis or AQM if still on team.

Forgot about Willis, he's a badass, and definitely AQM if he was still around

 

[apfenny3]

Do you believe our play calling is too predictable on Offense? I wish our coaches would watch film from that Pitt Offense and take notes. The D never knows what they are going to do next with their misdirection Offense. I think Miami would be a serious contender if we ran that type of Offense.

I think at times it was, and towards the end of the year we were hard to stop. I watched a lot of Pitt's O for scout team preparation, I'm a big fan of what they run.

 

[apfenny3]

What happened to the black cleats?

We wore them a few times this year, personally I hate them and most of the players do as well. I know Richt and a lot of the fans like them though

Why?

I've always liked white and think they're slicker and make you look faster and most of the guys on the team say similar things. To me I think the black cleats look like older man shoes but to each their own.

Damnit mane. Now I feel old.

I LOVE black cleats/socks lmao

haha my bad

 

[apfenny3]

What's your degree in?

Political science with a business management minor. I originally was planning on law school and to either be a lawyer or do something in politics but recently decided I want to try being a sports agent

Dope. Congrats on your future plans and side note: I got a troop from Western Michigan that told me there's NOTHING there. (I got an offer there in high school but already had a nagging feeling of the nothingness) if you do go there, they're COMPLETELY about the team but unsure how they feel since fleck left.

I've been there before, you're right there's not much in Kalamazoo but they're a good program and honestly I don't care where I'd go I just want a chance to play more.

Have you thought about giving coach Beard a call? If you can play at Western Michgan, you can **** sure play at FIU.

I think they have a one year masters in sports Managment too..plus you get the chance to play for UM legendary coach Butch Davis. Some people here say he's a GAWD.

I'm trying to get his contact info because I lost his number after he left here and I got a new phone, but their staff has nothing listed online. I think that would be a good place to play though and wouldn't mind staying in the area

 

[Classic]

Political science with a business management minor. I originally was planning on law school and to either be a lawyer or do something in politics but recently decided I want to try being a sports agent

both drew and his brother are lawyers. in fact, many sports agents are lawyers. it is one of the best ways to gain competency and a foundation for the profession.

i strongly suggest it.

I've gone back and forth on it and realize the benefits of it. My thought process has been to get a 1 year masters in either Sports Management, Political Science, and some schools have 1 year Master's of Law. The reason for this is so I can get certified earlier and be able to try to sign the guys that I still know. Back in the day you could get certified without having a post grad degree, but now you cant take the certification test until you complete a post grad. I've thought that I could try night law school or some type of part time while I'm working if I think I'll need the extra skills.

I'm an attorney. Unless you want to practice law, do not go to law school. You'll be able to navigate your way through a sports service contract after a little practice, and most of the time, there will be a full-time attorney around to dot the i's and cross the t's anyway. You don't need a law degree, unless you're using it for credibility or to get your foot in the door. I suggest using those three years you'd be trapped in a library to get real life experience in the field you want to pursue.

some valid points, but consider the following. these are among the top sports agents in the US. Scott Boras, Tom Condon, Seth Levinson, Drew Rosenhaus, Jeff Schwartz, Greg Genske. all of them are lawyers. that is not a coincidence.

i too am a lawyer it is foolish to think that going to law school is only for those interested in being a full time lawyer. that makes no sense. the business world is scattered with CEOs who trained as a lawyer.

I agree that graduating from law school opens doors outside of the law. It's a versatile degree, and it's helped me to have it in my pocket. So you're right, my advice was brash and broad.

But our young Pennyfinger knows he wants to be a sports agent, and what I meant to convey was that going to law school seems to me a very inefficient way to accomplish that goal. He'll likely get saddled with significant debt, while his peers spend those three years working as interns or assistants or networking, gaining actual experience in the field. I hear you with guys like Boras and Levinson, but they're from a different era. I'd argue that a law degree was an important legitimizer in the 80's as the sports agenting business really boomed.

That said, I have much more experience with entertainment agents than I do with sports agents, so maybe the mechanics of that world are more different than I know.

Lawyers are scattered throughout a variety of industries in part because they're oh so happy to stop practicing.

 

[Classic]

Political science with a business management minor. I originally was planning on law school and to either be a lawyer or do something in politics but recently decided I want to try being a sports agent

Dope. Congrats on your future plans and side note: I got a troop from Western Michigan that told me there's NOTHING there. (I got an offer there in high school but already had a nagging feeling of the nothingness) if you do go there, they're COMPLETELY about the team but unsure how they feel since fleck left.

I've been there before, you're right there's not much in Kalamazoo but they're a good program and honestly I don't care where I'd go I just want a chance to play more.

Have you thought about giving coach Beard a call? If you can play at Western Michgan, you can **** sure play at FIU.

I think they have a one year masters in sports Managment too..plus you get the chance to play for UM legendary coach Butch Davis. Some people here say he's a GAWD.

I'm trying to get his contact info because I lost his number after he left here and I got a new phone, but their staff has nothing listed online. I think that would be a good place to play though and wouldn't mind staying in the area

If all else fails, slide into that man's DMs.

 

[Sandman211]

Sorry if it's already been asked but I'm not combing 18 pages.

How good do think Travis Homer is? Is he gonna be a beast and do you think fans are overlooking him?

 

[FIUMCane]

Sorry if it's already been asked but I'm not combing 18 pages.

How good do think Travis Homer is? Is he gonna be a beast and do you think fans are overlooking him?

Don't be lazy. This thread is a gem. Many questions answered and some good stories

 

[Sandman211]

Sorry if it's already been asked but I'm not combing 18 pages.

How good do think Travis Homer is? Is he gonna be a beast and do you think fans are overlooking him?

Don't be lazy. This thread is a gem. Many questions answered and some good stories

Agreed, and I've read quite a few of them...quite a few pages too. Didn't find the answer to the question I have. That's why I asked, yet acknowledged the fact that I haven't read every single post. But thank you for your valuable input sir...I greatly appreciate it.